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Millie and Christine were born into slavery on July 11, 1851 in the town of Welches Creek, North Carolina. The girls were joined at the spine and their owner, a blacksmith named ...
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ROSA & JOSEPHA BLAZEK – The Bohemian Twins
The conjoined sisters Rosa and Josepha Blažek were born in Skrejšov, Bohemia on January 20, 1878. The two were pygopagus - joined at the posterior. They shared tissue and cartilage but ...
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RADICA & DOODICA – The Indian Siamese Twins
The term ‘Siamese twin’ is synonymous with the medical condition of conjoined twins. The slang term is due to the mid 19th century popularity of Chang and Eng Bunker, joined twins who originally hailed from Siam. The ...
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FREAKS – The Movie
In 1930 MGM announced that Tod Browning, the man behind the Universal horror film Dracula, would be a sideshow picture loosely based on the Tod Robbins short story ‘Spurs’. The film was intended to be MGM’s big launch into the horror genre. Few realized the controversy that Freaks would soon stir up. Browning was born Charles Albert Browning, Jr. in Kansas ...
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RITTA & CHRISTINA – Early Conjoined Twins
Ritta and Christina Parodi are likely the best documented case of conjoined twining in the early 19th century. The details of their life and death, in the form of detailed autopsy reports, are well known. Their life was remarkably short, due in part to their popularity. The twins were born in Sassare, Sardina on March 3, 1829 and were ...
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